Case Study: Plumas District Hospital increases revenue with Cerner

Plumas District Hospital boosts average daily revenue 22.5% with Cerner

Plumas District Hospital, a 25-bed critical access hospital, faced challenges with an outdated paper-based revenue cycle system that relied on manual processes, hindering their ability to efficiently process claims and get paid for services. The hospital's leadership, including CFO Caleb Johnson, sought a new platform and chose to implement a clinically driven revenue cycle solution from Cerner.

With help from the Cerner CommunityWorks consulting team, Plumas District Hospital went live with the new system. The results included a 3.7% decrease in accounts receivable days, a 19.6% decrease in discharged not final billed days, and a 22.5% increase in average daily revenue. The Cerner solution provided the hospital with a more efficient process to ensure they are appropriately compensated for the care they provide.

Plumas District Hospital